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38:1  Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, And do not punish me in Your burning anger.
38:2  For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.
38:3  There is no healthy part in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
38:4  For my guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
38:5  My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my foolishness.
38:6  I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go in mourning all day long.
38:7  For my sides are filled with burning, And there is no healthy part in my flesh.
38:8  I feel faint and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart.
38:9  Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
38:10  My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.
38:11  My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand far away.
38:12  Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they plot deception all day long.
38:13  But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear; And I am like a person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.
38:14  Yes, I am like a person who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
38:15  For I wait for You, Lord; You will answer, Lord my God.
38:16  For I said, “May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would exalt themselves over me.”
38:17  For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.
38:18  For I admit my guilt; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.
38:19  But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who wrongfully hate me are many.
38:20  And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good.
38:21  Do not abandon me, Lord; My God, do not be far from me!
38:22  Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation!